Gulacsi makes loan move to Bulls

Hereford United have signed Hungarian Under-21 international keeper Peter Gulacsi on loan from Liverpool for the rest of the season.

Gulacsi, 18, only signed for the Reds in August, having initially arrived on a year-long loan from MTK Hungaria.

But he has been allowed out to help Graham Turner's relegation-threatened Bulls' bid to stay in League One.

If he makes his Hereford debut at home to Brighton on Saturday, he will be the Bulls' fifth keeper this season.

Hereford started the season with another on-loan keeper, Charlton Athletic's Darren Randolph, competing with fellow summer signing Craig Samson.

But Randolph refused to play in the FA Cup tie against Dagenham & Redbridge at the start of November after word got out that Matt Murray was about to sign for Wolves.

BULLS GOALKEEPERS 2008/09

Darren Randolph: played 14 lost 9, goals against 17

Craig Samson: played 13 (1) lost 8, goals against 29

Matt Murray: played 3, won 1 goals against 2

Chris Weale: played 1, won 1 goals against 1

And, although he technically stayed on Hereford's books until January, he did not play again. Samson took Randolph's place for that Cup tie (as well as the replay at Dagenham).

But, in the interim, Murray did arrive and got injured in only his third game, in the defeat at MK Dons.

Samson was a second half replacement for him against MK Dons. But he shipped three goals, persuading boss Graham Turner to go out and bring in another keeper, Chris Weale from Bristol City.

Weale helped his side to a 2-1 win at Colchester on his debut. But the luckless Bulls then suffered another blow when he got injured in training. And Samson, who played almost 100 games in the Scottish League before moving south, has had the jersey since.

But the Bulls have won just once in eight games with Samson between the sticks. And, after conceding six goals in two games, Turner has decided to act again now.